Beauty, more than bitterness, makes the heart break.
Life has loveliness to sell, all beautiful and splendid things, blue waves whitened on a cliff, soaring fire that sways and sings, and children's faces looking up, holding wonder like a cup.
When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth.
Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.
Life is but thought.
This quote expresses the idea that life is fundamentally shaped by our thoughts, perspectives, and mental processes. It suggests that our experiences and reality are influenced by the way we think and perceive the world.
Though I know he loves me, tonight my heart is sad; his kiss was not so wonderful as all the dreams I had.